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יַחַד
yachad · Hebrew · Strong's H3162 · 141 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “only”
What it means
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
from H3161 (יָחַד);
How the KJV renders it
alike, at all, both, likewise, only, altogether, withal
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“only”
“withal”
also renders tís (G5101)
Answers that weigh this word
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is Jesus the only way to salvation?
- Was humanity vegetarian before the flood?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
Where it appears
141 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 10:6 · HD
So Saul died with his three sons; and all his house died together.
1 Chronicles 12:17 · HR/Ncmsa
David went out to meet them, and answered them, “If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see this and rebuke it.”
1 Kings 3:18 · HD
The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.
1 Samuel 11:11 · HNcmsa
On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
1 Samuel 17:10 · HNcmsa
The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”
1 Samuel 30:24 · HD
Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays with the baggage. They shall share alike.”
1 Samuel 31:6 HD2 Samuel 2:13 HD2 Samuel 2:16 HD2 Samuel 10:15 HNcmsa2 Samuel 12:3 HD2 Samuel 14:16 HD2 Samuel 21:9 HNcmsaAmos 1:15 HDAmos 3:3 HDDeuteronomy 12:22 HDDeuteronomy 15:22 HDDeuteronomy 22:10 HDDeuteronomy 22:11 HDDeuteronomy 25:5 HDDeuteronomy 25:11 HDDeuteronomy 33:5 HDDeuteronomy 33:17 HDExodus 19:8 HDExodus 26:24 HC/DExodus 36:29 HC/DEzra 4:3 HDGenesis 13:6 HDGenesis 22:6 HDGenesis 22:8 HDGenesis 22:19 HDGenesis 36:7 HDHosea 1:11 HDHosea 11:7 HDHosea 11:8 HDIsaiah 1:28 HDIsaiah 1:31 HDIsaiah 9:21 HDIsaiah 10:8 HDIsaiah 11:6 HDIsaiah 11:7 HDIsaiah 11:14 HDIsaiah 18:6 HDIsaiah 22:3 HDIsaiah 27:4 HDIsaiah 31:3 HC/DIsaiah 40:5 HDIsaiah 41:1 HDIsaiah 41:19 HDIsaiah 41:20 HDIsaiah 41:23 HDIsaiah 42:14 HNcmsaIsaiah 43:9 HDIsaiah 43:17 HDIsaiah 43:26 HNcmsaIsaiah 44:11 HNcmsaIsaiah 45:8 HDIsaiah 45:16 HDIsaiah 45:20 HDIsaiah 45:21 HD
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.